There is an important point to remember when considering a temporary disability case: The ability to work relates only to work with the company that employed the worker at the time of the accident.
 Temporary disability can be classified as either temporary total disability or temporary portial disability or temportial disability.A temporary total disability classification means the injuered worker is incapable of any work for a period of time but is expected fully. Most workers’ compensation cases fall in this classification.A temporary partial disability means the injured worker is capable of light or part-time duties. Depending on the extent of the of the injure temporsry partial disabilities go unreported. This practice is allowable in some states. It helps employers hold the cost of their workers’compensation